Grass catcher for lawn mowers



Dec. 13, 1927.

E. F. KAISER GRASS, CATCHER FOR LAWN MOWERS Filed NOV. 5, 1925 3141mm l'oz fmf/ 1? Kaiser Patented Dec. 13,1927. I I l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Application filed November 3, 1925. Serial No. 56,497.

My invention relates to a new and useful handle 8 of the mower. These frames are improvement on lawn mowers, and more covered with fabric or some equivalent. A particularly to the means for catching and wing is hinged to each side of the base so holding the grass which has been cut by the that when they are assembled the wings can mower. be turned over so they meet or. overlap. I

Among the objects I have attained is a have constructed the wings concave, and grass catcher which will prevent the grass assemble them with the base so the convex from flying beyond and to the sides of the surface is outside; This'increases the size of catcher, which can readily be opened to rethe chamber when the wings and base are 1 move the cut grass, and which can be atassembled.

tached to common forms of grass catchers It will be observed that my cover extends which have no coverings. forward so that it covers the cutters of the These and other objects hereinafter set mower as shown in Fig. 1. It is well known forth are accomplished by means of the dethat when cutting grass, most of the grass is 5, vice hereinafter described and illustrated on thrown rearward, but much of it is thrown the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 upward and sidewise, and by extending the shows a top view of the catcher assembled cover forward as described, the grass is diwith a lawn mower. Fig.2 is a side view of rec-ted into the rear compartment of the the device as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows grass catcher regardless of the direction in so the frame of one of the wings of the catcher. which it is thrown.

Fig. 4: is a rear view of the catcher when It will be noted that by this device the partially opened. 7 grass which is thrown backward by the Referring to said drawing I have shown movement of the mower is caught in the a lawn mower 6, to which is attached a base catcher and the wings when adjusted will 25 B. Base B consists of a bottom 7 which can keep it from being thrown over the sides and be a sheet of metal, wood, or fabric. If the back of the base. r bottom is fabric it should be held in a plane I claim as new and ask for Letters Patent: position bymeans' of a stiff frame. Two 1. An attachment for a grass catcher sides 9 and 10 and a back 11 are provided. adapted to be attached to a. lawn mower, 30 A support 12 assists in holding the bottom consisting of convex wings hinged to the of the catcher a fixed distance from the sides of the catcher, said wings being posimower handle 8. V a tioned so they cover the top of the grass It is here noted that the form of bottom catcher and the cutting member of the for the grass catcher hereinbefore described mower, substantially as described. is well known in the art. The special fea- 2. An attachment for a grass catcher ture 'of my invention consists of two wings adapted to be attached to a lawn mower con- 6 and D which are hinged to the twosides sisting of two convex wings hinged to the 10 and 9 above described. Each wing c0nsides of the catcher withvthe convex side sists of a wire frame, having a wire periphuppermost and adapted to cover the top of 4.0 cry 17 adapted to conform to the top of the the catcher when closed, and to extend forsides 9 or 10, and approximately one half ward over the cutter.

or slightly more of the back 11. Indents 18 7 should be made in the frame to encircle the EMIL KAISER. 

